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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Namer P51D · Salton City, CA · August 21, 1979

Date
August 21, 1979 · 13:15 local
Place
Salton City, CA
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N332
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX79FUM25
Reported as
Namer P51D
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
4,500 total50 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Inflt breakup due to rudder flutter. Possible pilot incapacitation due to empty oxygen system.

As the FAA filed it

INFLT BREAKUP DUE TO RUDDER FLUTTER. POSSIBLE PILOT INCAPACITATION DUE TO EMPTY OXYGEN SYSTEM.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.